"Working Girl (TV series) Working Girl is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from April to July 1990. Loosely based on the 1988 film of the same name starring Melanie Griffith, the series stars Sandra Bullock as Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith's character in the film), in a role that was initially meant for Nancy McKeon. Tess McGill is a spunky, independent secretary who has suddenly become a junior executive after she charms company owner A.J. Trask. Tess' first challenge is to survive working with her antagonistic, uptight immediate boss, Mrs. Bryn Newhouse, otherwise known as the ""company witch."" Tess's"
"1988 in 1,051 theaters and grossed US$4.7 million on its opening weekend. It went on to make $63.8 million in North America and $39.2 million in the rest of the world for a worldwide total of $103 million. The film received positive reviews from critics with an 85% rating at Rotten Tomatoes and a 73 metascore at Metacritic. ""Chicago Sun-Times"" film critic Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars and wrote, ""The plot of ""Working Girl"" is put together like clockwork. It carries you along while you're watching it, but reconstruct it later and you'll see the"
"Andrew Bergman's ""Social Security"" and in 1988 directed ""Waiting for Godot"", starring Robin Williams and Steve Martin. Williams cited Nichols and May as among his early influences for performing intelligent comedy. In 1986, Nichols directed the film ""Heartburn"", which received mixed reviews, and starred Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson. In 1988, Nichols completed two feature films. The first was an adaptation of Neil Simon's autobiographical stage play ""Biloxi Blues"" starring Matthew Broderick, also receiving mixed critical reviews. Nichols directed one of his most successful films, ""Working Girl"", which starred Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver. The film was a"
"Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) is the soundtrack to the 1988 Oscar-winning hit film ""Working Girl"". The film's main theme, ""Let the River Run"", was written and performed by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon. The film's additional soundtrack was scored by Simon and Rob Mounsey. The album peaked at No. 45 on the ""Billboard"" 200, and the single ""Let the River Run"" reached peak positions of No. 49 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and No. 11 on the ""Billboard"" Adult Contemporary chart in early 1989. Simon received three awards, from four nominations, for her song ""Let"
"the decade, Weaver appeared in two of her most memorable and critically acclaimed performances. In 1988, she starred as Dian Fossey in ""Gorillas in the Mist"". The same year, she appeared opposite Harrison Ford in a supporting role as Katharine Parker in the film ""Working Girl"". Weaver won Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for her two roles that year. She received two Academy Award nominations in 1988, for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ""Working Girl"" and Best Actress for ""Gorillas in the Mist"". She gave birth to her daughter Charlotte Simpson (born on"
"(b. 2000). She discovered she was pregnant with her first son, Dylan, on her first day of shooting the movie ""Mr. Wrong"" (1996). Cusack owns a home in Three Oaks Township, Michigan, and lives in Chicago, Illinois. In 2003, both Joan and her brother John signed the ""Not in My Name"" resolution (along with people such as Noam Chomsky and Susan Sarandon) opposing the invasion of Iraq. Joan Cusack Joan Mary Cusack (; born October 11, 1962) is an American actress. She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the romantic comedy-drama ""Working Girl"" (1988)"
"actress in Brian De Palma's thriller ""Body Double"" (1984), which earned her a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. Griffith's subsequent performance in the comedy ""Something Wild"" (1986) garnered critical acclaim before she was cast in 1988's ""Working Girl"", which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her a Golden Globe. The 1990s saw Griffith in a series of roles which received varying critical reception: she received Golden Globe nominations for her performances in ""Buffalo Girls"" (1995), and as Marion Davies in ""RKO 281"" (1999), while also earning a Golden"
"fiction film ""Cherry 2000"", which followed a business executive in the year 2017, and his relationship with a sex robot. The film was released directly-to-video in 1987. Griffith achieved mainstream success when Mike Nichols cast her as spunky secretary Tess McGill in the box-office hit ""Working Girl"" (1988), co-starring Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Alec Baldwin, and Joan Cusack. ""Variety"" noted of her performance: ""Griffith stands apart, both for her eagerness to break out of her clerical rut and her tenacity dealing with whomever seems to be thwarting her."" Griffith was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her"
"performance, and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. The film marked a professional shift for Griffith earning her accolades as an A-list actress, characterized in a 1989 ""Rolling Stone"" piece: ""Before ""Working Girl"", Melanie Griffith was known mostly for her beautiful body and the way that nearly half her directors suggested she expose it."" Griffith and Bauer separated prior to her appearance in ""Working Girl"". Griffith later admitted to having problems with cocaine and liquor after her split from Bauer. ""What I did was drink myself to sleep at night,"" she said. ""If"
"Working Girls (1931 film) Working Girls is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner and written by Zoë Akins, based on the play ""Blind Mice"", written by Vera Caspary and Winifred Lenihan. The film stars Judith Wood, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Paul Lukas, Stuart Erwin, and Frances Dee. The film was released on December 12, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. Two sisters from Indiana, Mae and June Thorpe, move into a house for homeless girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June gets work as a"
"1988. Leg Work Leg Work is an American detective drama television series created by Frank Abatemarco that premiered on CBS on October 3, 1987. 10 episodes of the series were produced, of which six were aired prior to the show's cancellation. The final episode aired on November 7, 1987. The cable network TV Land later aired the remaining four episodes. Set in New York City, the show's main character was Claire McCarron (played by Margaret Colin), a former Assistant D.A. turned private investigator. A policeman's daughter (Colin was a policeman's daughter in real life), she drove around town in a"
"Working Girls (1986 film) Working Girls is a 1986 independent film, written, produced and directed by Lizzie Borden. It depicts a day in the life of upper class prostitutes in a small Manhattan bordello, and was considered by some a feminist portrayal. It was nominated for the 1987 Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, and won the Special Jury Prize. The film was the second feature film directed by Lizzie Borden. ""Working Girls"" depicts the lives of sex workers, maintains some of the stylistic and thematic features of her debut, but is more mainstream in its approach. The"
"the River Run"", becoming the first artist in history to win a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for a song both written and performed entirely by a single artist. Album - ""Billboard"" (North America) Singles - ""Billboard"" (North America) Singles - International Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) is the soundtrack to the 1988 Oscar-winning hit film ""Working Girl"". The film's main theme, ""Let the River Run"", was written and performed by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon. The film's additional soundtrack was scored by Simon and Rob Mounsey. The album peaked at"
"Micole Mercurio Micole Diana Mercurio (March 10, 1938 – January 19, 2016) was an American film and television actress and artist. Her film credits included the roles of Rosemary Szabo in ""Flashdance"" in 1983, Mrs. Kelly in ""Gleaming the Cube"" in 1989, Momma Love in ""The Client"" in 1994, Midge Callaghan in ""While You Were Sleeping"" in 1994, as well as ""What Lies Beneath"" in 2000. Mercurio's television work included guest appearances and recurring roles on ""Night Court"", ""Hill Street Blues"", ""L.A. Law"", ""Chicago Hope"", and ""FlashForward."" Mercurio was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 10, 1938, to Michael Mercurio"
"with Sanford Meisner. She appeared in several student films, and later landed a role in an Off-Broadway play ""No Time Flat"". Director Alan J. Levi was impressed by Bullock's performance and offered her a part in the made-for-television film """" (1989). This led to her being cast in a series of small roles in several independent films as well as in the lead role of the short-lived NBC television version of the film ""Working Girl"" (1990). She went on to appear in several films, such as ""Love Potion No. 9"" (1992), ""The Thing Called Love"" (1993) and ""Fire on the"
"Naomi Watts Naomi Ellen Watts (born 28 September 1968) is an English actress and film producer. She made her screen debut in the Australian drama film ""For Love Alone"" (1986) and then appeared in the Australian television series' ""Hey Dad..!"" (1990), ""Brides of Christ"" (1991), ""Home and Away"" (1991), and the coming-of-age comedy-drama film ""Flirting"" (1991). After moving to the United States, Watts appeared in films, including ""Tank Girl"" (1995), """" (1996), and ""Dangerous Beauty"" (1998), and had the lead role in the television series ""Sleepwalkers"" (1997–1998). After years as a struggling actress, Watts came to attention in David Lynch's"
"1988"" takes an absorbing – and appropriately idiosyncratic – look at the singer's later years."" On Metacritic, the film has an average weighted score of 75 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating ""favorable reviews"". Dyrholm, who played Nico, received critical acclaim for her performance. ""Variety"" hailed her as ""a powerhouse of authenticity. Her moroseness is mesmerizing, but she also gives Nico a tense intelligence, and her singing is uncanny."" ""The Los Angeles Times"" also raved about Dyrholm as ""an actress of formidable presence"", giving ""strong, truthful, unflinching performance that powers the film the way Christa's energy powered the"
"Rebecca McFarland Rebecca McFarland is an American actress. McFarland grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and attended Tulane University where she graduated with a BA in acting. She became known for her role Val Gibson in the television series ""Working"" (1998–1999). She had several more television appearances in series such as ""Big Easy"" (1996), """" (1996), ""Seinfeld"" (1996), ""Star Trek: Voyager"" (1997), ""NYPD Blue"" (2001–2002), ""CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"" (2003), ""Charmed"" (2003), ""NCIS"" (2005), ""Ghost Whisperer"" (2010), ""The Mentalist"" (2012), and as a bartender in ""Two and a Half Men"" (2003–2012). Most recently, she appeared on the series ""Saving Grace"""
"mentioned by name only once by Harrison Ford in the final script and he does not have any lines. Also in 1985, he appeared in the drama film ""Marie"". In 1986, Carhart worked on three films: ""Sweet Liberty"", ""The Manhattan Project"" and ""Playing for Keeps"". He played the second male lead in the adventure drama ""The Rescue"" (1988) and the action comedy ""Pink Cadillac"" (1989). In addition, Carhart can be seen in the hit 1988 comedy film ""Working Girl"". His feature film credits expanded in the 1990s, with appearances in such hit films as ""The Hunt for Red October"", ""Beverly"
"Heather Locklear Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25, 1961) is an American actress. Her first major television role was the part of Sammy Jo Carrington on ""Dynasty"" from 1981 to 1989, which began her longtime collaboration with producer Aaron Spelling. She is also known for her role as Amanda Woodward on ""Melrose Place"" (1993–99), for which she received four consecutive Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. Her other notable television roles include Officer Stacy Sheridan on ""T. J. Hooker"" (1982–86), and Caitlin Moore on ""Spin City"" (1999–2002), for which she earned a further two Golden Globe"
"Girl (1998 film) Girl is a 1998 American drama film starring Dominique Swain, Christopher Masterson, Selma Blair, Tara Reid, Summer Phoenix, Portia de Rossi and Sean Patrick Flanery. It was based on the novel of the same name, written by Blake Nelson. It was written by Blake Nelson and David E. Tolchinsky and directed by Jonathan Kahn. Andrea Marr (Dominique Swain) is a bright, straight-A, 18-year-old high school senior living a sheltered life in rural Washington. She has 2 close friends, bookish Darcy (Selma Blair) and rebellious, aspiring rock star Cybil (Tara Reid). Andrea is insecure and confused at her"
"Evan Rachel Wood Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7, 1987) is an American actress, model, and musician. She began acting in the 1990s, appearing in several television series, including ""American Gothic"" (1995–96) and ""Once and Again"" (1999–2002). Wood made her debut as a leading film actress at the age of eleven in ""Digging to China"" (1998) and garnered acclaim for her Golden Globe-nominated role as the troubled teenager Tracy Freeland in the teen drama film ""Thirteen"" (2003). Wood continued acting mostly in independent films, including ""Pretty Persuasion"" (2005), ""Down in the Valley"" (2005), ""Running with Scissors"" (2006), and in the"
"breakthrough came when she portrayed supermodel Gia Carangi in HBO's ""Gia"" (1998). The film chronicles the destruction of Carangi's life and career as a result of her addiction to heroin, and her decline and death from AIDS in the mid-1980s. Vanessa Vance of Reel.com retrospectively noted, ""Jolie gained wide recognition for her role as the titular Gia, and it's easy to see why. Jolie is fierce in her portrayal—filling the part with nerve, charm, and desperation—and her role in this film is quite possibly the most beautiful train wreck ever filmed."" For the second consecutive year, Jolie won a Golden"
"– ""Mississippi Burning""<br> 3. Dustin Hoffman – ""Rain Man""<br> 3. Max von Sydow – ""Pelle the Conqueror"" (""Pelle erobreren"") 1. Judy Davis – ""High Tide""<br> 2. Jodie Foster – ""The Accused""<br> 3. Carmen Maura – ""Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"" (""Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios"")<br> 3. Melanie Griffith – ""Working Girl""<br> 3. Barbara Hershey – ""A World Apart"" 1. Dean Stockwell – ""Married to the Mob"" and """"<br> 2. Alec Guinness – ""Little Dorrit""<br> 3. Tim Robbins – ""Bull Durham"" 1. Mercedes Ruehl – ""Married to the Mob""<br> 2. Lena Olin – ""The Unbearable"
"Carol Arthur Carol Arthur (born August 4, 1935) is an American actress, mainly recognizable as playing supporting roles in films produced by Mel Brooks. She is probably best remembered as the outspoken town school teacher Harriett Johnson ""(""You are the leading asshole in the state!"")"", in Brooks' ""Blazing Saddles"". She has also guest-starred in many television shows from the mid 1970s to the mid 2000s, including ""The Dom DeLuise Show"", ""Emergency!"", ""Sanford and Son"", ""Rhoda"", ""Alice"", ""Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories"", ""St. Elsewhere"" and ""7th Heaven"". During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Arthur appeared as ""Safety Sadie"", the spokeswoman for"
"Carol Arthur Carol Arthur (born August 4, 1935) is an American actress, mainly recognizable as playing supporting roles in films produced by Mel Brooks. She is probably best remembered as the outspoken town school teacher Harriett Johnson ""(""You are the leading asshole in the state!"")"", in Brooks' ""Blazing Saddles"". She has also guest-starred in many television shows from the mid 1970s to the mid 2000s, including ""The Dom DeLuise Show"", ""Emergency!"", ""Sanford and Son"", ""Rhoda"", ""Alice"", ""Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories"", ""St. Elsewhere"" and ""7th Heaven"". During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Arthur appeared as ""Safety Sadie"", the spokeswoman for"
"executives for the title role in the TV sitcom adaptation of the 1988 film ""Working Girl""; the role, played by Melanie Griffith in the movie, instead went to then unknown Sandra Bullock for the TV series. In 1994, both McKeon and Courteney Cox auditioned for the role of Monica Geller on ""Friends."" The role went to the latter. When asked in interviews about the auditions, McKeon said, ""I have no hard feelings. The role went to the right person. Courteney was brilliant. Now, I can't see anybody playing the role, not even myself."" In 1995, she starred in her own"
"The House on Carroll Street The House on Carroll Street is a 1988 American thriller film directed by Peter Yates. The film features Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy Patinkin and Jessica Tandy. Emily Crane (Kelly McGillis), a picture editor for ""Life"" magazine, is fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee and takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. One day her attention is drawn to a noisy argument being conducted in a neighboring house. She eavesdrops through an open window, seeing that one of those involved is her main senator prosecutor,"
"Joan Cusack Joan Mary Cusack (; born October 11, 1962) is an American actress. She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the romantic comedy-drama ""Working Girl"" (1988) and the romantic comedy ""In & Out"" (1997), as well as one Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the latter. She is also the voice of Jessie in the ""Toy Story"" franchise. Cusack was a cast member on the comedy sketch show ""Saturday Night Live"" from 1985 to 1986. She starred on the Showtime hit drama/comedy ""Shameless"" as Sheila Gallagher (née Jackson), a role for which"
"Worker"" and just as sore."" Later, she gives the overbearing and unsmiling housekeeper the name ""Franco"" just before she knocks the woman out. Wilder also worked in a reference to Cooper's Academy Award-winning performance in Hawks' ""Sergeant York"" by having Dan Duryea's character Duke Pastrami say ""I saw me a movie last week"" just before wetting the sights of his pistol and aiming it. Ginger Rogers and Carole Lombard turned down the role of Katherine ""Sugarpuss"" O'Shea, while Lucille Ball almost won the role until Gary Cooper recommended Stanwyck. The film was later remade with Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo"
"1. Cate Blanchett – ""Blue Jasmine"" <br> 2. Brie Larson – ""Short Term 12"" <br> 3. Adèle Exarchopoulos – ""Blue Is the Warmest Colour"" <br> 3. Julie Delpy – ""Before Midnight"" 1. James Franco – ""Spring Breakers"" <br> 2. Jared Leto – ""Dallas Buyers Club"" <br> 3. Barkhad Abdi – ""Captain Phillips"" 1. Jennifer Lawrence – ""American Hustle"" <br> 2. Lupita Nyong'o – ""12 Years a Slave"" <br> 3. Léa Seydoux – ""Blue Is the Warmest Colour"" <br> 3. Sally Hawkins – ""Blue Jasmine"" 1. Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy – ""Before Midnight"" <br> 2. Joel Coen and"
"by Miramax, but European prints were shown in screenings of the film in Brussels, Barcelona, Madrid and San Sebastian in 2016 and at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2018. A British print screened at The Quad Cinema in July, 2018 as part of their series, ""New York Woman."" The film has been shown as a fund-raiser to help workers in the sex industry. https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/working-girls-1987 http://articles.latimes.com/1987-03-27/entertainment/ca-291_1_lucy http://www.spectacletheater.com/working-girls-lizzie-borden/ https://www.workinggirlsmovie.com https://quadcinema.com/program/the-new-york-woman Working Girls (1986 film) Working Girls is a 1986 independent film, written, produced and directed by Lizzie Borden. It depicts a day in the life of upper class prostitutes in a small"
"Mariel Hemingway Mariel Hadley Hemingway (born November 22, 1961) is an American actress. She began acting at age 14 with a Golden Globe–nominated breakout role in ""Lipstick"" (1976), and received Academy and BAFTA Award nominations for her performance in Woody Allen's ""Manhattan"" (1979). She is also known for her leading roles in ""Personal Best"" (1982) and ""Star 80"" (1983), as well as in the TV series ""Civil Wars"", for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. Amid mental health struggles, Hemingway's career dwindled in the 1990s. She has also starred in and co-produced videos about yoga and holistic living. She"